Does Wiley pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Wiley employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Wiley. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Wiley?

65% of Wiley employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Wiley 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Wiley?

Software Engineer (61) , Editorial Assistant (39) , Account Manager (38) , Director (38) , Editor (36) , Manager (32) , Project Manager (30) , Enrollment Counselor (28) , Program Manager (25) , Intern (23) , Production Editor (23) , Senior Software Engineer (20) , Sales (19) , Senior Manager (19) , Managing Editor (16)

What are the pros of working at Wiley according to real employee reviews?

"Great place to work and people are great too" ((in 253 reviews)); "Good work life balance (depending on your manager) Nice amount of PTO for all levels." ((in 185 reviews)); "Good benefits and people engagement activities" ((in 179 reviews)); "Great colleagues to work with and the main reason I'm still there" ((in 158 reviews)); "Great team and mission." ((in 45 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Wiley according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management of tasks" ((in 113 reviews)); "Low pay and no ability to move" ((in 104 reviews)); "Salary is low and projects can be under resourced" ((in 98 reviews)); "Too many layoffs" ((in 66 reviews)); "Poor leadership: constant knee" ((in 47 reviews))

What are employees saying about Wiley layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Wiley layoffs and their outlook for job security at Wiley in 2026.

Wiley reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(2,183 total reviews)

Matthew Kissner

60% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

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Wiley has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,183 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Wiley employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews

3.0

May 7, 2010

Boring, Low Pay but nice people

Senior marketing assistant

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- the people are nice, generally helpful and I have made many friends that I hang out with outside of work - the company is established and benefits/ work and life balace is good - don't have to work late.. can get by doing little

Cons

- salary is pathetic and increases are VERY low.. 2% each year.. no chances to move up unless you go into sales - work is not very interesting - people are slow to react- don't praise those who do well - company is too heavy on upper management- people don't innovate just get by to earn a paycheck

2.0

Mar 25, 2026

Caring colleagues but rigid decision-making stifles initiative

Director

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people, genuinely caring one for another.

Cons

Decision-making too rigid; a rigid environment creates passive employees. The work environment discourages entrepreneurial efforts. Managers are too afraid of making decisions.

3.0

Feb 4, 2026

Continual growth in responsibility, without reciprocal pay

Senior managing editor

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Team members are all genuinely kind and helpful people.

Cons

Annual layoffs, company is performing poorly which results in partial bonuses at best, consistently increasing workload as team members are laid off without noticeable increase in pay.

Wiley Response

4mo

Thank you for your feedback and your work at Wiley! No doubt we have some changes happening. We're excited about our future and the significant transformation we're undergoing to continue making a positive difference in the world. Thank you for continuing with us on this journey!

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